Colombia: Illegal criminal gangs operating in at least eight departments

NGOs say they have indirect presence in more municipalities than pointing Mindefensa. The fight for control of drug trafficking routes and illegal mining has focused the dispute and the presence of criminal gangs in at least eight departments. In this figure match reports from NGOs and the Ministry of Defence on the actual or active armed groups, which this year have been felt by its violence. “These bands, which were practically armies that dominated much of territory complete with a single command and control, no longer are. That is what is happening in several municipalities. Estimated that 90 percent of the country’s criminal gangs “said Defense Minister Juan Carlos Pinzon, last Saturday. Read Article